Ideology
Maidstone Chambers embraces the growing emphasis within the Bar on teamwork, client care and quality of service. We were the first set in the country to gain the new ISO9001-2000 quality mark for its administration, ensuring greater efficiency through compatibility with our professional and lay clients’ working practices. We have deployed the latest technology to ensure we are easily accessible to our clients and able to offer guaranteed levels of service, such as specified turnaround times for papers. We also strive to retain the traditional values of the Bar. We work tirelessly to provide the highest possible standards of advocacy, advice and service. We treat confidentiality as sacrosanct. Any possible conflict of interest within Chambers is avoided by the allocation of separate points of contact within the Clerks’ Room.
We also place the greatest importance on equal opportunities. Whoever you are, wherever you originate, whatever has occurred, we will act without hesitation to protect your legal, civil and human rights. Our commitment is to provide the highest quality service at fair and competitive rates. We believe that each case has its own requirements and adopt a flexible approach to sensible and realistic fee negotiation.
Chambers History
Maidstone Chambers originated as the annex of a prominent London set which broke away in 1994 to establish what is now the largest independent set in Kent. Today, Maidstone Chambers is flourishing. It has deep local ties, regional business throughout the UK, and continues to maintain its strong London associations. Maidstone Chambers brings the in-depth legal expertise and wide ranging experience associated with senior members of the legal profession. Its members specialise in the key fields of litigation and criminal law. Maidstone Chambers’ premises, Broughton House, has a long standing association with the legal profession. It was the 17th Century home of Andrew Broughton, Mayor of Maidstone and Clerk to the High Court of Justice, who, as one of the signatories to the death warrant of King Charles 1st, formally committed regicide. Happily, today’s occupants enjoy a more positive legal reputation.
